Pictures!

August 24th, 2009 - Monday

What I got for simply opening a checking account. Yay me! :P





















































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August 25th, 2009 - Tuesday

Look what I found on DVD! :D
























































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August 26th, 2009 - Wednesday

I looooooooove notebooks...






















































































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August 27th, 2009 - Thursday

I loved these things! :P




























































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August 28th, 2009 - Friday

Clock tower on Town Hall...



































































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August 29th, 2009 - Saturday

Moi



















































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August 30th, 2009 - Sunday

Sequel to "The Hunger Games"!!! YAAAY!!











































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August 31st, 2009 - Monday

Been listening to Superchick! :D



























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Sept. 1st, 2009 - Tuesday

Oh, look! It's September!






















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Sept. 2nd, 2009 - Wednesday

Boooooo-ring. :P
























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Sept. 3rd, 2009 - Thursday

Nate
















































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Sept. 4th, 2009 - Friday

Photoshoot with Mia...



































































































































































































































































"The bugs are EATING me!!!"



































































































































































































Bored of having her picture taken...





































































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Sept. 5th, 2009 - Saturday

Yeah, yeah, you've seen it before...:P












































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Sept. 6th, 2009 - Sunday

Meme






















I'm sad to say I missed the 7th and 8th, Monday & Tuesday. :( Makes 3 days that I've missed this year! :P


























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Sept. 9th, 2009 - Wednesday

Happy Birthday, Nate!















































































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Sept. 10th, 2009 - Thursday

I've done alot of scrapbooking...this is one of my favorite pages...
























































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Sept. 11th, 2009 - Friday

What I'm reading/studying right now...


































































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Sept. 12th, 2009 - Saturday

Okay, so boring photo...but hey, being sick doesn't give you many bright ideas. :P



























































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Sept. 13th, 2009 - Sunday

We celebrated Nate's and Olivia's birthdays together, so I had a photoshoot with them...




























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Cutie!
































































































































































Jules...


















Jules...
















Bee in one of mom's flowers...































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Sept. 14th, 2009 - Monday

Flower in Mom's garden...





















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Sept. 15, 2009 - Tuesday

Last minute photo...I've felt like quilting, but really haven't had the chance to start a project...this fabric squares are calling to me!! :P



































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Sept. 16th, 2009 - Wednesday

Last minute photo...Jules smelling a bottle of Vicks. I wish I had captured her expression directly afterwards! Hilarious! :D




















What a dirty mug she's got! :D

















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Sept 17th, 2009 - Thursday

Happy Birthday Olivia!

Did a photo shoot with her again...

Photos...what else?

Wowee!!! It's been ages since I posted pictures! Sowwy! Anywho, here you are...enjoy! :D




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August 2nd, 2009 - Sunday

I got a new notebook...for NaNoWriMo. *sheepish grin* I know...I'm pathetic. I'll give any excuse to buy a new notebook. ;)





























































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August 3rd, 2009 - Monday

The book I was reading...borrowed from Hannah. :D Thanks Hannah!



















































WARNING:
Pictures from the 4th - 8th are from IDD trip...I only posted one per day, however if you wish to see the whole kit and kaboodle, just comment saying so, and I'll send you the link to see them ALL. :D



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August 4th, 2009 - Tuesday

Excited to be in New York....with Krista's gnome.

















































































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August 5th, 2009 - Wednesday

Everyone talking, talking, talking....it's what we girls do best! :D






























































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August 6th, 2009 - Thursday

A bunch of us IDDers showing off our Robin Hood side. :D































































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August 7th, 2009 - Friday

Singing together! :)
























































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August 8th, 2009 - Saturday

Last day! *sniffs* Deb and I putting on our "brave faces". :(

















































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August 9th, 2009 - Sunday

Driving home. *sobs*





















































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August 10th, 2009 - Monday

Each of the girls who went to the IDD Reunion got a tote bag...cute, no?



























































The back where we all signed our names...



































































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August 11th, 2009 - Tuesday

My favorite of the magazines at the library...:D Very cool. ;)



















































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August 12th, 2009 - Wednesday

Looking at my scrapbooks...this is one of my favorites pages. lol



































































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August 13th, 2009 - Thursday

Some of my movies. ;)






































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August 14th, 2009 - Friday

Looking through my story notebooks, I came across this one that I had started when I was 15? Something like that. :D Brings back memories!






























































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August 15th, 2009 - Saturday

First I had a photoshoot with a spider...cool, no?

































































Then I did a photoshoot with Krista!































































































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August 16th, 2009 - Sunday

Birthday party for Juliana and Mia!


















































The birthday girls!











































































































































She wouldn't ditch the lollipop. :D






















































































We had a pah-TY! :D








































































Crazies...







































































What'd I tell ya?

























































































































Juliana was in "shy mode". :D


























































Dad taking a pic. of me taking a pic. of him taking a pic. of me, and well, you get it...

















































































































































































































































































































































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August 17th, 2009 - Monday

The "Emma" bookmark Krista brought back from London for me last year...



























I am very sorry to say that I missed a day. *sob* *weep* I forgot to take a picture on Tuesday. :(


































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August 19th, 2009 - Wednesday

Adventures in Odyssey! :D





































































































































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August 20th, 2009 - Thursday

The earrings I bought from my friend Valerie while in New York...aren't they purty? :D





























































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August 21st, 2009 - Friday





















































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August 22nd, 2009 - Saturday
Drops of rain on the hose...













































































































































Raindrops on a leaf...







































One of Mom's cosmos





































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August 23, 2009 - Jules trying to hide from the camera. :D

Inspired to Ramble...

I was inspired to do a rambling post on here by my dear, English friend. :D You know who you are. ;)

Photos: Have no fears, a photo post is in the making! At least the pre-stages of a making. :D I just need to upload the photos from the last few days before I can really post a photo post. Hopefully, I can work on that tonight! :D So be on the lookout!

Weather: We've had such a wet, cool summer...it's hard to believe that summer is practically over! I mean, it feels like we haven't had much of a summer at all!

Work: It's been good...busy, but slowing down the tiniest bit since the Summer Reading Club is ending, school will be starting up soon, and the Project Bread lunch program is over. *phew* I helped teach a sewing class this summer at the library, and that just ended this past Wednesday. However, my boss' daughter and I will be teaching one class this upcoming week on making patchwork pillows. Fun! Hopefully we'll have a few people sign up.
I had a British guy come into the library the other day! Squee! :D I LOVED his accent! His card told me that he lives part of the year here in the U.S. and the other part in Europe. *swoon* Imagine how cool that'd be!

Family: We've been good...still have our fair share of quarrels and such, but no sickness for a good while now! YAAAAAAAY! God has really blessed us with that! It's such a relief, after having been sick so often this past winter and spring! Hopefully, we'll have a good winter this year! :D
We've had alot of birthdays coming and going! Juliana is 2! GOSH! Wasn't it just a few days ago that she was born?? O_O Now she's 2, quite the toddler with her increasing vocabulary, her cute smiles, funny antics, potty training, cuddling, and all-together adorable cutie...besides being just a wee bit spoiled. Heh. ;)

Writing: My children's lit. course has been going fine...working on wrapping up assignment 8 now! Only 3 (or is it 4?) more assignments! Eep! I would really like to write a "young" children's book with illustrations...perhaps I could convince my brother to do the illustrations...hmm...

Piano: I've only been practicing off and on this summer...been too busy to really focus on it. I AM learning "The River Flows in You" by Yiruma right now, which is really popular right now because of the "Twilight" soudntrack. Blech. To my credit, I listened and loved this piece BEFORE the movie "Twilight" came out! So there! :P

Vacation: Went to NY and stayed with 11 other girls!! That's quite a story, which I will tell soon! :D Just not right now. :D

Books: I'm currently reading a very interesting WWII book called "Time of Storm"...as well as re-reading "Inkheart". *sigh* :D I've got huge stacks of books to read, and so little time to do any actual reading. I've only been getting snatches here and there! Phooey!

Calamities!: My earbuds have broken. EAGH! I'm going beserk being able to only hear out of one earbud...I can't believe I lasted four whole days without my ipod. (THE DRAMA! :P) The washing machine and dryer have given us trouble BEYOND trouble this year. Blech. The latest idea that popped into Mr. Dryer's head? "OH! OH! Let's take bites out of people's clothes and leave holes!" O_O I kid you not! Happily, we have purchased a new dryer and washing machine that should arrive next week. YAY! For now, we've been hanging clothes on the clothes line.

Music: Bethany Dillon AND BarlowGirl have new albums coming out soon! EEEEEEEP! :D Can't wait! I have recently discovered several artists who have made my "favorites" list. :D They include: William Jospeh, Cadia, Kari Jobe, Meredith Andrews, Seabird, Jessie Daniels, and Lanae' Hale. :D

Crafts: I have been knitting a kimono-style sweater for myself which is coming along slowly...I've run out of yarn and need to buy some more. :P It shall be blue and pink. *nods* I am planning on buying 3 sewing patterns soon! One for a Medieval dress, another for a winter Regency gown, and lastly an Edwardian tea gown. :D After I receive my patterns, I hope to go fabric shopping and start working on the Regency gown! Yay! Hopefully it won't be too hard to do on my own! I tried my hand at beading and loved it! :D I hope to do more this fall! I was inspired by all the jewelry a friend makes so beautifully!

Aaaaand, I'm writing out of time here, so I shall just say ciao for now! Love you, peeps!

Photos...

July 20th, 2009 - Monday

So boring, I know...taking a picture of the same flowers two days in a row...but I was in a hurry this day. :D






































































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July 21st, 2009 - Tuesday

I was bored, and was trying to get my picture of the day over with, so I just snapped this...my trophy for winning the piano practice contest in 2005. :P


















































































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July 22nd, 2009 - Wednesday

Bored again...heh. My certificate for finishing the library internship in 2007. :P






































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July 23rd, 2009 - Thursday

Mia









































































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July 24th, 2009 - Friday

We went on a walk in Concord with part of the homeschool group...

We stopped at what used to be a tavern, I believe, and there were two re-enactors...one of them shot off a musket! :D












































































Liz and I. :D











































Running through puddles...


































































































































































































































"I don't think we should keep daisies in the garden. They really are such a drab, little flower."
























































Walking through a tunnel...
























































Jon about to take a dive into a puddle...






































































































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July 25th, 2009 - Saturday

Journalling!



















































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July 26th, 2009 - Sunday

I finally tried my hand at beading! :D

















































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July 27th, 2009 - Monday

Can't go a single day without this ipod! :D























































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July 28th, 2009 - Tuesday

The necklace I bought recently...reminded me of Marian for some reason. :D



















































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July 29th, 2009 - Wednesday

What I've been listening to:











































































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July 30th, 2009 - Thursday

Happy 2nd Birthday, Juliana!!!!
























































































































































































































































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July 31st, 2009 - Friday

We found this cool moth outside our basement door! :D











































Again...








































Close-up





























































Roses...











































Opening her b-day gifts. :D




























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Aug. 1st, 2009 - Saturday
Looking at books...

Photos

July 11th, 2009 - Saturday

I went through ALLLLLL the letters I have had since I first started pen-palling when I was like eight...nearly took me 2 hours to sort through them all, and discard all the ones from girls I no longer write to. :)

The bag of all the letters that I threw away:





































These are the ones I kept afterwards!












































Close-up
































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July 12th, 2009 - Sunday

The POTC compass Jon built for my graduation two years ago...it even plays the POTC main theme! :P






















































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July 13th, 2009 - Monday

The kids and I went outside after supper...

Jules...


















































Pretending to nap...


















































Me & Jules...



























































Nate & I...























































Jules kicking a ball...







































Me and Mia...

















































You may have to click on it to see it better...it's the sun shining through my fingers...








































You may have to click on it to see it better, but this is my hand reaching up to grab the sun. :P















































Moi



































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July 14th, 2009 - Tuesday

NickelCreek = Love. :D


























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July 15th, 2009 - Wednesday

The books on my hopechest have been piling up!
















































Books in black & white...

































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July 16th, 2009 - Thursday

I have a feeling that I posted a similar picture before...but I was in a rush this day, and just wanted to get my picture of the day out of the way. :P The lyrics I have hanging on my wall at the moment...



























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July 17th, 2009 - Friday

Bored again, I rummaged through my things, and just snapped this of the Japenese fan a friend sent me.










































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July 18th, 2009 - Saturday

The bracelet I bought the day before...

























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July 19th, 2009 - Sunday

Dad brought Mom home some flowers on Friday...

Photos....

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July 4th, 2009 - Saturday

Moi...































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As you'll notice, there is not July 5th, 2009 - Sunday picture here...Before I uploaded my pictures, I went through and deleted some and accidentally DELETED my Sunday picture! *headbash* BUT! I DID take a photo! I DID! :P It was of Jules! You didn't miss much...she's cute and all, but you've seen her before. ;) lol.


































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July 6th, 2009 - Monday

Dad had the day off, so we went strawberry picking, hiking, and then out for ice cream! :)

Mom & Jules...


















































Jules



































Strawberries! And guess what? They're "PINK! PINK! PINK! PINKALICIOUS!" :P











































Mia...


































Nate & Mia


































Is that cool, or is that cool??! :P The water was so still!












































View from about half-way up on our hike...


























See the heart cloud? :P




































This is: Maxie, who Nate adopted for the time it took us to get back to the car.



































And this is Princess Peach. No comment necessary. :P




































Close up:










































Full view...
































Aaaaand, we stopped for ice cream for lunch at Kimballs...the best ice cream around! I had my FAVORITE: chocolate raspberry swirl. *dies*
































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July 7th, 2009 - Tuesday

My seal and wax...


































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July 8th, 2009 - Wednesday

Writing, writing, writing...been getting alot done on my story lately. :D Makes me happy...


















































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July 9th, 2009 - Thursday

I didn't know what to take for my picture of the day, so I just fooled around with some of my jewelry...

My 8th grade graduation present from Mom and Dad: a silver locket with an "S" engraved on the front:




























One of my rings...

























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July 10th, 2009 - Friday

We had friends over, and I took pictures while they played with lightsabers...I got them to stop and do a posed jump for me. :D
























Then they "dispersed" and starting attacking each other. :D

























My reflection in Jon's sunglasses...

Photos...

June 23rd, 2009 - Tuesday

Matt's tree...































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June 24th, 2009 - Wednesday

We drove down to the BookBarn, and met up with our lovely friends, Mrs. E--, Meghan, and Maddie...tons of fun!

Maddie, Meghan, and I...

























All the kids who were there...










































The moms...




































Playing around...




































Meghan playing with Mia...:D







































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June 25th, 2009 - Thursday

The books I bought the day before at the BookBarn. :D









































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June 26th, 2009 - Friday

Writing letters while listening to music...






































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June 27th, 2009 - Saturday

Checkin' out my Facebook page!



































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June 28th, 2009 - Sunday

Nate & Mia playing...

































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June 29th, 2009 - Monday

It was pouring out, and Jon ran out into the rain...





























Splashing...









































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June 30th, 2009 - Tuesday

The bag I made...


































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July 1st, 2009 - Wednesday

Rain, rain, rain...
































Raspberries!
































Flowers...



































Mom


































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July 2nd, 2009 - Thursday

What I've been reading...







































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July 3rd, 2009 - Friday

We went on a familiy trip to an armory...tons of fun! :D I know most of you saw a bunch of the pictures on FB, but I made sure to post mostly ones that I hadn't put on FB. :D

Suits of armor..



































Stained glass window...

































Nate in a "Much" hat! :D
































Mia dressed up...


































Liv dressed up...































Jules...lol.

































Juliana...

























Mia...:D































Me & Jon in the car...